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Aftermath! Hero?s Ace Calls Out Pride Ace
2007-09-19 15:59:00 J.Z. Calvan And Kharitonov Calls Out Pride Aces At an open press conference the day after his tournament victory, J.Z. Calvan called out Takanori Gomi. Gomi has been rumored to signing with Hero ’s for a while now so this fight is far from impossible. Kharitonov also called out a fighter at his post fight speech, Fedor Emelianenko. ... More About: Term
Calvan Wins The Third Middleweight Tournament! Sakuraba By Armbar
2007-09-18 23:40:00 J.Z. Calvan made quick work of Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro and later submitted Andre Dida to win his second Hero’s Middleweight Tournament title… Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Harvey Harra Miyata took the British Kickboxer down early in the first round and quickly won by armbar. Impressive performance by Miyata who deserves fights like these once in a while from ... More About: Sakuraba , Wins , Saku , Sakura
Fight Order Announced! Changed Fight Times?
2007-09-16 12:23:00 The fight order for the event has been announced. The main event is of course the final fight of the tournament, but the semi main event is the fight between KID and Bibiano Fernandes. They might have changed the tournament semifinals (not the final) fight times to two five minute rounds with an extra five minute ... More About: Fight , Times , Order , Chang , Chan
Results From The Weigh-Ins In! Shaolin Overweight
2007-09-16 10:24:00 The results from the weigh-ins are in. Vitor “Shaolin ” Ribeiro was over the weight limit, I do not know what happened after that, if he made weight or if they let it pass. I will update this post when I know. Everyone else were good to go. It seems that the weight-limit for the Manhoef vs. ... More About: Results , Overweight , Result , Weigh
Denis Kang Signed! The Prologue To The Rematch
2007-09-15 09:27:00 Denis Kang To Hero’s Sam Caplan is reporting on The Five Ounces of Pain blog that Denis Kang has revealed that he has signed with FEG to fight in Hero’s. He was rumored to be fighting Kazushi Sakuraba on Mondays Hero’s card but that didn’t happen, maybe we’ll see Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Denis Kang at NYE? More About: Signed , Denis , Prologue , Rolo
Minowaman?s Training Method Revealed! Baseball Is The Way To Victory
2007-09-12 15:53:00 Minowaman always has a special training method before his fights, running after planes on the beach for example. His method for Kevin Casey has now been revealed, it’s baseball! He has trained in the batting cage before, then it was before his fight with Kazushi Sakuraba on the Pride NYE show in 2005. More About: Victory , Baseball , Training , Tory , Base
Rematch Official! One Week Left
2007-09-11 09:47:00 Sergei Kharitonov vs. Alistair Overeem II and Melvin Manhoef vs. Fabio Silva has now both been officially announced on the Hero’s website for September 17th. Kharitonov vs. Overeem will be fought under three five minute rounds and Manhoef vs. Silva will be fought under the now normal 85 kg time. Update: An interesting note is that ... More About: Left , Week , Official
Yoshida Fighting On NYE?! Sakuraba In Hard Training
2007-09-10 18:39:00 Yoshida At Dynamite!? FightOpinion has a new post up with a report from Sankei Sports which says that Hidehiko Yoshida has received and is considering an offer from FEG to fight at their K-1 Dynamite!! event on NYE. Saku raba In Hard Training Here are a few pictures of Kazushi Sakuraba training for his upcoming fight against Katsuyori Shibata ... More About: Fighting
Manhoef?s Opponent Set! Fabio Silva Arrives
2007-09-09 09:15:00 According to an article at mmaweekly.com Melvin Manhoef’s opponent at the September 19th Hero’s event will be Fabio Silva from the Chute Boxe Academy in Brazil. Fabio Silva is traveling to Japan with Andre Dida and a few other Chute Boxe members and he says that he wants to keep the fight standing against Manhoef. In ...
Rematch! Kharitonov Vs. Overeem II
2007-09-05 16:08:00 Babelfish translation from Kharitonov ’s website: Rematch: Kharitonov vs Overeem Sergey Kharitonov on 17 September at tournament Heros in Yokohama will meet in long-awaited rematche with Alisterom Overimom. During February 2006 these soldiers has already been encountered and Sergey lost then because of the heaviest injury by obtained by it for the first minute of battle. Their first fight ... More About: Hari , Riton
Akiyama Returns?! Kharitonov To Debut In September Event
2007-09-03 22:16:00 Expect to see Sergei Kharitonov, Melvin Manhoef and Yoshihiro Akiyama participating in the Sept ember Hero’s event. Their opponents will probably be announced in the coming days. Akiyama sent a letter of apology to FEG president Sadaharu Tanigawa asking for another chance at Hero’s and Tanigawa said that he thinks that Akiyama’s suspension is enough. More About: Event , Debut
Dida Replaces Mamba Now Official! Miyata Returns
2007-09-03 09:34:00 It is finally official that Andre Dida will replace the injured Black Mamba in the Hero’s Middleweight Tournament semifinal fight against Caol Uno. Kazuyuki Miyata will also return to the ring in the tournament reserve fight against Harvey Harra from the United Kingdom. OLYMPIA HERO?S 2007 ~Middleweight Worldwide Ace Decisive Tournament Final~ Date: 17/09-2007 Place: Yokohama Arena in ... More About: Official
Sakuraba Dodges Kang?! Black Mamba Is Out
2007-09-01 10:37:00 Sakuraba Dodges Denis Kang? From Gryphon’s Blog: Korean newssite Dennis Khan fight in Octoboer they talk about Dennis khan vs SAKURABA did not come true. They insist”Because SAKURABA reject this card,SAKU escape from Dennis” and They said”Althouh SAKU vs Dennis is cancel, Dennis will fight in September HERO’S” Black Mamba Is Out Of The Middleweight GP The Fight Network reports that Black ... More About: Sakuraba , Saku , Lack , Sakura
Sakuraba Vs. Shibata! Sik Returns
2007-08-28 11:22:00 The September 17th Hero’s card in Yokohama Arena has been updated on the Hero’s website. Kazushi Saku raba will face Katsuyori Shibata and Yoon Dong Sik returns to action. Is the Sakura ba vs. Shibata fight a prologue to a Sakuraba vs. Funaki fight at new years eve? OLYMPIA HERO?S 2007 ~Middleweight Worldwide Ace Decisive Tournament Final~ Date: 17/09-2007 Place: Yokohama ...
Black Mamba Injured?! Uno Vs. Dida?
2007-08-28 09:19:00 In a new report at tatame.com.br Andre Dida says that Black Mamba is injured and that he will take his place in the semifinals of the Hero’s Middleweight GP against Uno. He also says that he was going to fight in a superfight so he has trained to fight at that date and he believes ... More About: Lack , Injured
Kharitonov Signed! MMA And K-1 Rules In His Future?
2007-08-24 19:57:00 The latest news on Sergei Kharitonov’s website is that he has signed with FEG. Here is a babelfish translation: “Sergey Kharitonov signed contract with the boytsovskoy league K -1. Sergey will fight at the tournaments by the mixed style Heros, and in the future and at tournaments K -1. Kharitonov’s return to the ring, possibly already during ... More About: Future , Signed , Rules , Rule , Hari
The Flash Vs. KID II! Now Official
2007-08-24 14:09:00 FEG have now officially announced the KID vs. Bibiano fight on the Hero’s website. It will be fought under three five minute rounds and the weight limit is 63 kg. OLYMPIA HERO?S 2007 ~Middleweight Worldwide Ace Decisive Tournament Final~ Date: 17/09-2007 Place: Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan Hero?s Middleweight Tournament Finals (3 Rounds, 5 Minutes): J.Z. Calvan vs. Vitor Riberio Caol ... More About: Flash , Official , The Flash
The Flash Vs. KID?! New Fight Rumor
2007-08-24 08:16:00 According to sherdog.com the BJJ black belt Bibiano “The Flash ” Fernandes has signed with FEG and will make his Hero’s debut against Norifumi “KID” Yamamoto on September 17th. Fernandes has fought two MMA fights before with one win at Jungle Fight 3 and one loss against Urijah Faber in 2006 due to a cut. Here is a ... More About: Rumor , The Flash
Kang And Sokoudjou Closer To Hero?s! Debuts In September Likely
2007-08-23 10:49:00 Former Pride fighters Denis Kang and Sokoudjou are both close to signing/signed with FEG according to the following reports. Denis Kang Summary of a Korean article by mdhan on mmafighting.net: 1) He’s now part of HERO’S and can continue competing in SpiritMC 2) That he had recieved offers from many organizations and pondered for months. 3) That being able to ... More About: Hero , September , Closer , Debut
Sakuraba Vs. Kang?! Hero?s Silly Season 2007
2007-08-15 20:23:00 The American Top Team manager, Alex J. Davis, confirmed to the Brazilian MMA website Portal do Vale Tudo that Denis Kang will face Kazushi Sakuraba on the next Hero ’s event on September 17th. Here is the source. Update: It seems that PDVT has taken down the news. Plus, another rumored in update in silly season (Kharitonov). Update ... More About: Season , Silly , Seas
Minowaman Debuts! First Three Fights At Hero?s 17/9 Event Announced
2007-08-14 06:30:00 FEG have announced the first three fights at the Hero ’s September 17th event on their website. This event marks the debut of Pride veteran Minowaman in Hero’s and we will finally see a anticipated fight in J.Z. Calvan vs. Vitor “Shaolin” Riberio. Minowaman has gone 2-0 in MMA competition since he lost to Kiyoshi Tamura in ... More About: Event , Fights , Debut , Anno
Messy GP! Fedor To Hero?s?
2007-08-07 06:36:00 K-1 Asia GP 2007 The K-1 Asia GP this year was one of the messiest tournaments in K-1 history… Quarterfinals: Musashi vs. Yong Soo Park Musashi received two low blows from Park and the fight was stopped and restarted later in the evening so that Musashi could recover. More About: Hero , Fedor , Mess
Kin Taiei Battles Today! Changed Weight Classes In 2008?
2007-08-05 00:16:00 Kin Taiei is participating in the K-1 Asia GP 2007 in Hong Kong today and at the press conference he said: “It’s been a while since I fought in K-1, in the tournament I will focus on every fight to advance and to win!”. His first round opponent, Pride veteran and former sumo wrestler ... More About: Weight , Today , Classes , Battles , Eight
Judo Vs. BJJ Rumor Not True! According To Pedro
2007-08-04 08:45:00 I mailed Jimmy Pedro and asked if the rumor on him fighting Marcelo Garcia in September was true. My question: Is it true that you are fighting Marcelo Garcia in a MMA fight in September at K-1 Hero’s? If not, do you have any plans for MMA in the future? His answer: No sir. That is a rumor ... More About: Rumor , True , Judo , Cord
Beach Wrestling II! In Motion
2007-08-03 06:14:00 A video of the beach wrestling event has been uploaded on youtube, it was aired on a tv series called “Kakuto Oh” in Japan. More About: Beach , Wrestling , Motion
Beach Wrestling! Team KID Vs. Team Gomi
2007-08-02 06:18:00 The beach wrestling event that was reported about around a week ago happened on July 29th and KID has put up some cool pictures of the event on the Killer Bee website. It looks like Team KID won the battle. More About: Beach , Wrestling , Gomi
Rumor! Judo Vs. BJJ In September
2007-07-31 20:28:00 A current rumor on the Sherdog forums is that newly signed Marcelo Garcia will face Judo player Jimmy Pedro on his Hero’s debut on Sept ember 17th. Jimmy Pedro has a very good Judo resume with two Olympic bronze medalists and many other titles and Marcelo Garcia is one of the best grapplers in the world, ... More About: Rumor
Shaolin! Voted Best Brazilian Lightweight By Fans
2007-07-30 18:05:00 There is currently a poll on the tatame website where you can vote on who the best Brazilian Lightweight is right now. The Brazilian Lightweights (Middleweights) from Hero’s blows away the competition by currently holding 4 out of the 5 top spots. Shaolin is number one with around 35%, second is Alexandre Franca Nogueira, third is ... More About: Fans , Eight
KID! What Is He Up To These Days??
2007-07-24 21:57:00 KID These Days A new KID Yamamoto interview was featured on the latest edition of a Japanese martial arts magazine called GONKAKU (see cover above). I don’t have a complete translation but thanks to miscmisc at the kakutougi forums here is a short summary on what KID said:
Kin Taiei In 2007 K-1 Asia GP! First Opponent Is Another Pride Veteran
More articles from this author:2007-07-19 22:44:00 Seido Kaikan Karate fighter Kin Taiei (2-1) who recently defeated Kiyoshi Tamura in Hero’s will be one of the eight contestants in the 2007 K-1 Asia GP in Hong Kong on August 5th. His first opponent will be Pride veteran and former sumo wrestler Sentoryu. Kin has K-1 experience from before and has an impressive ... More About: Veteran , Tera 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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